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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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